Assefa Andargie

Full NameAssefa Andargie Kassa
Academic RankAssistant Professor
Education BackgroundMPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from Wollo University (September 2018 to August 2020)MPH in Public Health from University of Gondar (September 2011 to July 2013)BSc in Nursing from Jimma University (September 2005 to June 2008)
Working ExperienceAssistant Professor, Injibara University (August 2022 to Present)Head, Department of Public Health at Wollo University (September 2020 to July 2022)Assistant Professor, Wollo University (August 2021 to July 2022)Lecturer, Wollo University (July 2013 to August 2021)Assistant Lecturer, Wollo University (September 2010 to July 2013)MPH Candidate, University of Gondar (September 2011 to July 2013)Graduate Assistant II, Wollo University (September 2009 to September 2010)Graduate Assistant I, Wollo University (September 2008 to September 2009)
Research InterestNon Communicable DiseasesEmerging And Re-emerging Public Health IssuesEvidence Based PracticeSpatial Epidemiology NutritionMaternal and Child Health
PublicationsAndargie, A., Molla, A., Tadese, F., & Zewdie, S. (2021). Lost to follow-up and associated factors among patients with drug resistant tuberculosis in Ethiopia : A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 16(3), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248687 (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone. 0248687)Andargie, A., & Reddy, P. S. (2015). Knowledge , Attitude , Practice and Associated Factors of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women in Dessie Referral Hospital and Dessie Health Center , Northeast Ethiopia. Global Journal for Research Analysis, 4(12), 248–251. (https://www.worldwidejournals.com/global-journal-for-research-analysis-GJRA/article)Aniley, A. B., Ayele, T. A., Zeleke, E. G., & Kassa, A. A. (2016). Factors associated with late Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) diagnosis among peoples living with it, Northwest Ethiopia: hospital based unmatched case-control study. BMC Public Health, 16(1076). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3727-0 (https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-016-3727-0)Chekol, Y. T., Arefaynie, M., Kassa, A. A., Alene, T. D., & Ngusie, H. S. (2022). Determinants of wasting among children aged 6 – 59 months in North- ­ East Ethiopia : a community- ­ based case- ­ control study. BMJ Open, 12(e057887), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057887 (https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/8/e057887.long)Damtie, Y., Cherie, N., Fentaw, H., Kefale, B., Addisu, E., Yalew, M., Arefaynie, M., Adane, M., Adane, B., Kassa, A. A., Abebayehu, A., & Ayele, F. Y. (2022). Pre-marital sex and its association with peer pressure and watching pornography among young individuals in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13448-y (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-13448-y)Damtie, Y., Kefale, B., Yalew, M., Arefaynie, M., Adane, B., Muche, A., Dewau, R., Fentaw, Z., Amsalu, E. T., Bitew, G., Ayele, W. M., Kassa, A. A., Chanie, M. G., Melaku, M. S., & Adane, M. (2022). HIV risk behavior and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 17(7 July), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269304 (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone. 0269304)Dewau, R., Angaw, D. A., Kassa, G. M., Dagnew, B., Yeshaw, Y., Muche, A., Feleke, D. G., Molla, E., Yehuala, D., Tadesse, S. E., Yalew, M., Fentaw, Z., Asfaw, H., Andargie, A., Chanie, M. genetu, Ayele, W. M., Hassen, A. M., Damtie, Y., Hussein, F. M., … Ayele, T. A. (2021). Urban-rural disparities in institutional delivery among women in East Africa : A decomposition analysis. PLoS ONE, 16(7), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255094 (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone. 0255094)Kefale, B., Adane, B., Damtie, Y., Arefaynie, M., Yalew, M., Andargie, A., & Addisu, E. (2021). Unmet need for family planning among reproductive-age women living with HIV in Ethiopia : A systematic review and meta- analysis. PLoS ONE, 16(8), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255566 (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone. 0255566)Melese, L., Kebede, Y., Andargie, A., Wodajo, S., & Reddy, P. S. (2016). Practice of adults on prevention of hypertension and associated factors in Dessie administrative city, Ethiopia, 2016. Medico Research Chronicle, 3(6), 530–241. (http://www.medrech.com/index.php/medrech/article/view/208)Yalew, M., Adane, B., Damtie, Y., Kefale, B., Dewau, R., Melaku, K., Arefaynie, M., & Andargie, A. (2021). Determinants of change in timely first antenatal booking among pregnant women in Ethiopia : A decomposition analysis. PLoS ONE, 16(6), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251847 (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251847)Yalew, M., Arefaynie, M., Bitew, G., Amsalu, E. T., Kefale, B., Muche, A., Fentaw, Z., Chanie, M. G., Melaku, M. S., Adane, B., Damtie, Y., Adane, M., Ayele, W. M., Andargie, A., & Dewau, R. (2022). Time to under-five mortality and its predictors in rural Ethiopia : Cox-gamma shared frailty model. PLoS ONE, 17(4), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266595 (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0266595)Zewdie, S., Andargie, A., & Kassahun, H. (2020). Self-Medication Practices among Undergraduate University Students in Northeast Ethiopia. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 13, 1375–1381. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S266329 (https://www.dovepress.com/self-medication-practices-among-undergraduate-university-students-in-n-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-RMHP)
AddressCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, Injibara University
Tel: +251 910491288
Email: assefaand@gmail.com  assefaandargie@inu.edu.et